With the Rev Mike Mair.
Presented by Anna Hill.
With Sarah Montague and Edward Stourton.
6.25 , Sports News
With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday In Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With Indarjit Singh.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Diverse and lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
By George du Maurier.
8/10. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
5/6. Carlisle. At the junction of three rivers, Carlisle's low-lying position and friendly terrain is what attracted settlers to the area orginally, though it has also made it vulnerable to flooding. Julian Richards decodes the geography of the city in order to discover more about its history, with historians Dennis Perryman , Steven White and Ian Caruana. Producer Mary Ward-Lowery
3/5. Eliza Getting On. A small legacy means that Eliza and her husband can afford to move to a larger house, although whether the one her husband chooses is
"artistic"'as he says, or "cock-eyed" as she does, is a matter of opinion. But there is room for a larger family. By Barry Pain and adapted by Jonathan Dryden Taylor.
Producer/Director Ellen Dryden
With Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
Coverage of the Budget, introduced by Nick Clarke. Coverage continues after The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
John Cushnie , Bunny Guinness and Anne Swithinbank are Quests of Whythall Gardening Club, south Birmingham. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
3/5. The Right Key. After a night out seeing South Pacific, Patrick tells his wife the story of his own bid for stardom in the same musical, years earlier. Written and read by Harry Towb. For detaiis see Monday
3/5. The Transformations of Puberty is the last in Freud s Three Essays on Sexuality to be appraised by Lisa Appignanesi , who talks to psychoanalyst Margot Waddell to find out how the transition to adulthood has changed a century on. She also talks to writer Sue Townsend about the struggles of adolescence and what Freud might have made of Adrian Mole. For details see Monday
In 2001, Wanda Jean Allen was the first black woman in America to receive the death penalty since 1954. As a poor woman with learning difficulties who murdered her lesbian lover, her case excited a level of interest and prurience similar to that of the infamous serial killer Aileen Wournos. Laurie Taylor , in conversation with Professor Kendall Thomas from Columbia University in New York, looks at the factors that led to her execution and asks what roles race, gender and sexuality play in sentencing someone to death. Producer Natasha Maw
4/10. Dr Raj Persaud examines the latest research and brings together experts and commentators from the worlds of psychiatry, psychology and mental health. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
2/6. Clare is looking forward to new neighbours moving in. However, their noisy sex life keeps her and Brian awake every night. Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden , starring Sally Phillips , Nina Conti ,
Gemma Craven , Alex Lowe , Richard Lumsden and Ellen Thomas. Producer Katie Tyrell
Bruno gets a reality check.
For cast see page 45 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Kirsty Lang reports from the Victoria and Albert Museum , London, on a major new exhibition that charts the influence of the Arts and Crafts design movement.
Producer Nicki Paxman
8/10. Billee at last discovers the secret of Svengali's spell on Trilby and is determined to challenge him over it. By George du Maurier.
For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
8/10. A live debate, chaired by Michael Buerk , in which
Melanie Phillips , Clifford Longley , Rosie Boycott and Claire Fox cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one of the week's news stories. Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
3/4. Michael Brown takes a humorous look back at the week in politics.
Producer Mandy Baker Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm
New series 1/3. A special branch of science called biomimetics is emerging that trains the next generation of scientists to derive cutting-edge technological solutions from living things. Mark Stephen discovers how biologists are stealing nature's tricks, refined by many years of evolution. Producer Louise Dalziel
Shortened repeat from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
: A Short History of Tractorsin Ukrainian
8/10. Where is Valentina? And who is the mystery man in the garden? And whose version of a family's story do you believe? By Marina Lewycka. For further details see Monday
New series 1/4. Mark Heap stars as literary agent Frederick Frensic in Tom Sharpe's anarchic satire.
Frensic has a steamy bestseller on his hands, but the writer insists on anonymity. A $20m deal awaits, but only if he can persuade someone to pose as the author for a promotional tour. Enter the hapless, talentless, not to say priggish, Peter Piper. Dramatised by Ryan Craig.
With Hugh Dickson , Robert Hastle and Alex Tregear
Producer Toby Swift
With a report on Gordon Brown's ninth Budget speech, and Opposition reaction. Presented by David Wilby.
3/5. By Richard Mabey. Repeated from 9.45am
A Gathering Light (4/5) By
Jennifer Donnelly
